“...if your friend knows you at all, she is being rude by pressuring you to do something that is bad for you.… — Laurie Helgoe Copy Share Image
Extroverts want us to have fun, because they assume we want what they want. And sometimes we do. But "fun" itself is… — Laurie Helgoe Copy Share Image
Shyness is inherently uncomfortable; introversion is not. The traits do overlap, though psychologists debate to what degree. — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
“Quiet people always know more than they seem. Although very normal, their inner world is by default fronted mysterious and therefore assumed… — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
“Where else but cyberspace does the introvert have the opportunity to start in our comfort zone of written communication and talk later?” — Laurie Helgoe Copy Share Image
“For the introvert, as for the flâneur, observing is not a fallback position—something we do because we can’t participate. We watch because… — Laurie Helgoe Copy Share Image
Let's clear one thing up: Introverts do not hate small talk because we dislike people. We hate small talk because we hate… — Laurie Helgoe Copy Share Image
“I prefer to interact with people one-on-one. Any more than that, and the dynamic becomes competitive.” — Laurie Helgoe Copy Share Image
“It may happen, however, that he falls into despair just for the fact that he has opened his heart to another; it… — Søren Kierkegaard Copy Share Image
Introversion - along with its cousins sensitivity, seriousness, and shyness - is now a second-class personality trait, somewhere between a disappointment and… — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
“I went up on the hill and walked about until twilight had deepened into an autumn night with a benediction of starry… — L.M. Montgomery Copy Share Image
“Beware of those who don't fight back. Sooner or later, they will.” — Joyce Rachelle Copy Share Image
“Although when there were too many people around- which there certainly were today- it was hard even to remember to say thank… — Robin Mckinley Copy Share Image
“Though I may be efficient at the family table, I linger at the table for two.” — Laurie Helgoe Copy Share Image
Telling an introvert to go to a party is like telling a saint to go to Hell. — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
“Osborn was a founding partner of the advertising agency Batten, Barton, Durstine, and Osborn (BBDO), but it was as an author that… — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
In an extroverted society, the difference between an introvert and an extrovert is that an introvert is often unconsciously deemed guilty until… — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
“Although most introverts seek time alone as an alternative to people and competition, solitude is a power source for the introvert. And… — Laurie Helgoe Copy Share Image
“... And tonight—Geryon? You okay? Yes fine, I'm listening. Tonight—? Why do you have your jacket over your head? . . .… — Anne Carson Copy Share Image
A widely held, but rarely articulated, belief in our society is that the ideal self is bold, alpha, gregarious. Introversion is viewed… — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
“The walls of books around him, dense with the past, formed a kind of insulation against the present world and its disasters.” — Ross McDonald Copy Share Image
“While extroverts tend to attain leadership in public domains, introverts tend to attain leadership in theoretical and aesthetic fields. Outstanding introverted leaders,… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Introverts .. may have strong social skills and enjoy parties and business meetings, but after a while wish they were home in… — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
